Feisal Husseni, appointed to run Jerusalem affairs office for the Palestinian Authority, died of a heart attack in Kuwait this morning. He was in Kuwait to try to make peace between the Palestinians and the Kuwaitis; there has been bad blood between them ever since the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990. However, within minutes of his arrival at the airport, a stormy argument broke out between his party and Kuwaiti security officials. Husseini himself took part in the argument, and died a short while later.
Husseini was the son of a leading Jordanian-Palestinian fighter, Abdul Kader Husseini, who was killed in the 1948 battle for the Kastel, in present-day Mevaseret Zion. Husseini was held in administrative detention in Israeli prison for several years. He took part in a terrorist organization convention in Iran several weeks ago, which called for increased warfare against Israel. Left-wing groups in Israel released announcements of mourning upon hearing the news of his demise.
Husseini was the son of a leading Jordanian-Palestinian fighter, Abdul Kader Husseini, who was killed in the 1948 battle for the Kastel, in present-day Mevaseret Zion. Husseini was held in administrative detention in Israeli prison for several years. He took part in a terrorist organization convention in Iran several weeks ago, which called for increased warfare against Israel. Left-wing groups in Israel released announcements of mourning upon hearing the news of his demise.